US4452177A - Valve for use in a suction line - Google Patents

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US4452177A
US4452177A US06/411,546 US41154682A US4452177A US 4452177 A US4452177 A US 4452177A US 41154682 A US41154682 A US 41154682A US 4452177 A US4452177 A US 4452177A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K1/00—Lift valves or globe valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces
    • F16K1/14—Lift valves or globe valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces with ball-shaped valve member
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01J—MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
    • A01J5/00—Milking machines or devices
    • A01J5/04—Milking machines or devices with pneumatic manipulation of teats
    • A01J5/08—Teat-cups with two chambers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01J—MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
    • A01J7/00—Accessories for milking machines or devices
    • A01J7/005—Automatic vacuum shutoff at the end of milking

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  • This invention relates to valves used in suction lines and, more particularly, to valves used between suction lines and teat cup assemblies.
  • Valves have been used between a suction line and a teat cup assembly as a means for opening the suction line when the assembly is placed on a cow's teat. Valves have also been used to shut off the suction line when the assembly is no longer on the cow's teat.
  • the following patents give examples of valves of this sort, and examples generally of ball valves.
  • the principle object of this invention is to provide a valve for use between a suction line and a teat cup assembly which is simple and reliable, and which will permit a teat cup assembly to be placed on a cow's udder and used without requiring an operator to open the valve.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a valve which will prohibit large amounts of air or other matter from entering a milking system and deteriorating the vacuum or suction stability of the system when the cup assembly is not on the cow's teat.
  • Another principle object of this invention is to provide such a valve which will generally prohibit the transfer of diseases like mastites from one cow to another, resulting from backflow of milk from one teat cup assembly to another.
  • this invention provides a valve to be used between a suction line and a casing.
  • the casing is a teat cup assembly.
  • the valve or valve assembly comprises a valve housing connected to the outlet of a teat cup assembly.
  • the housing includes a nipple formed in the bottom portion thereof for connection to a milk suction line.
  • a ball member is mounted inside the valve housing and adapted to seat at the opening from the housing into the nipple when the interior of the housing is exposed to atmospheric pressure.
  • This valve assembly further includes a plunger means slidably mounted in the wall of the valve housing, and the plunger means is adapted to slide inwardly into the valve housing when the pressure in the housing falls below atmospheric pressure. The inward movement of the plunger means is adapted to dislodge the ball member from its seated position at the nipple opening.
  • the invention also provides a valve comprising a ball enclosed in a hollow housing.
  • the hollow housing includes sides spaced apart so as to generally restrict the lateral movement of the ball.
  • the upper end of the housing is adapted to be secured to a teat cup assembly and in communication with a teat cup.
  • the housing includes a bottom portion.
  • a nipple is attached to the bottom portion and in communication with the inside of the housing.
  • One end of the nipple forms an opening in the bottom portion which provides a seat for the ball.
  • the ball provides only a partial seal of the opening.
  • Another end of the conduit is adapted to be connected to a suction line.
  • the valve also includes plunger means in the housing inclined upwardly beside the opening toward the ball when the ball is seated in the opening.
  • the plunger means moves the ball and operates between two positions. When the pressure inside the housing is less than the pressure outside of the housing, the plunger means moves into the housing and dislodges the ball and holds the ball up away from the opening. When the inside of the housing is exposed to atmosphere, the plunger means moves out of the housing allowing the ball to seat in the opening.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a teat cup assembly including a valve connected to a suction line.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a valve.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the valve shown in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the valve taken along the line 4--4 in FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 5 is a top view of the valve taken along line 5--5 in FIG. 3.
  • a valve 10 is illustrated connected between a teat cup assembly 12 and a milk suction line 14.
  • the teat cup assembly 12 is of a conventional design, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,269,143, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • the milk line 14 is connected to a milking claw (not shown) of any suitable design.
  • the valve 10 comprises a ball 16 enclosed in a hollow housing 18 made of transparent plastic.
  • the housing includes sides 20, 22, 24 and 26 which are spaced apart so as to generally restrict lateral movement of the ball 16.
  • the spacing between the sides 24 and 26 is about 1.3 times the diameter of the ball 16 in one lateral direction, and the spacing between the sides 20 and 22 is about 1.9 times the diameter of the ball in another lateral direction.
  • sides 24 and 26 are flat and sides 20 and 22 are curved.
  • the hollow housing 18 includes an open upper end 28 and a bottom portion 30.
  • the upper end 28 is formed with an outwardly extending lip 32.
  • a threaded sleeve 34 with a bottom inwardly facing lip 36.
  • the lip 36 on the sleeve 34 engages the lip 32 on the housing and secures the valve 10 to the teat cup assembly 12 when the sleeve 34 is threaded on the teat cup assembly 12.
  • a pin 38 is attached to the sides of the housing 18 and extends across the open upper end 28. The pin 38 keeps the ball 16 inside the hollow housing 18.
  • Nipple 40 Formed in the bottom portion 30 of the housing is a nipple 40 for establishing connection of the housing interior to suction line 14. Nipple 40 extends at an angle to the vertical axis of the teat cup assembly 12.
  • the end 44 of the nipple forms an opening 46 in the bottom portion 30 which acts as a seat for the ball 16.
  • the ball 16 When the ball 16 is seated in the opening 46, it provides a partial seal of the opening 46, because of a groove 48 extending the length of the interior surface of the nipple 40.
  • a plunger 50 slidably mounted in a sleeve or bore 52 in the bottom portion 30.
  • the plunger 50 is inclined upwardly towards the ball 16 when the ball 16 is seated in the opening 46.
  • the end 54 of the plunger 50 inside of the housing 18 includes a rim 56 which is larger than the diameter of the bore 52 in order to retain the plunger 50 in the bore 52.
  • the axes of the plunger 50 and the nipple 40 are in the same vertical plane, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the diameter of the plunger 50 is slightly less than the diameter of the bore 52, so that when the end 54 of plunger 50 is away from the bore 52, a small amount of air enters the housing 18 around the plunger 50 and through the bore 52. In a milking operation, the slight air leakage assists the flow of milk through the valve 10.
  • the valve 10 is molded using conventional means, and can be assembled by placing the plunger 50 in the bore 52, and then placing the ball 16 into the hollow housing 18. The pin 38 is then secured across the open end 28 of the valve housing 18 to retain the ball 16 and the plunger 50 in the housing.
  • the teat cup assembly 12, valve 10 and milk suction line 14 are connected and then placed on the cow's udder (not shown). Since the teat cup assembly 12 is on the cow's teat and shut off from atmosphere, the slight suction leak past ball 16 through groove 48 causes a vacuum to form in housing 18.
  • the plunger moves into the housing 18 as a result of the pressure differential across the ends of plunger 50.
  • the end 54 of the plunger dislodges the ball 16 from the opening 46 and lifts the ball 16 and thus fully opens the milk line 14.
  • the ball 16 remains in a raised position.

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US06/411,546 US4452177A (en) 1982-08-25 1982-08-25 Valve for use in a suction line
IL69409A IL69409A (en) 1982-08-25 1983-08-02 Valve for use in a suction line particularly for a milking system
AU17560/83A AU572788B2 (en) 1982-08-25 1983-08-03 Valve for milk suction line
DE8383107711T DE3369455D1 (en) 1982-08-25 1983-08-04 A valve for use in a suction line
EP83107711A EP0101589B1 (en) 1982-08-25 1983-08-04 A valve for use in a suction line
AT83107711T ATE25180T1 (de) 1982-08-25 1983-08-04 Ventil fuer eine unterdruckleitung.
DK374583A DK158063C (da) 1982-08-25 1983-08-16 Ventil til brug i en sugeledning, isaer i en pattekop
HU832921A HU186307B (en) 1982-08-25 1983-08-19 Valve applied at suction piping
JP58154008A JPS5963122A (ja) 1982-08-25 1983-08-23 吸込導管用の弁組立体
NZ205360A NZ205360A (en) 1982-08-25 1983-08-23 Cups-off vacuum restrictor:ball valve with lifting plunger
CA000435260A CA1200783A (en) 1982-08-25 1983-08-24 Valve for use in a suction line

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US4582022A (en) * 1982-05-03 1986-04-15 Noorlander Daniel O Milk collecting system for automatic milk apparatus
US4648350A (en) * 1982-05-03 1987-03-10 Noorlander Daniel O Teat cup assembly with automatic cut off valve
US6149125A (en) * 1996-09-09 2000-11-21 Lenko L. Nilsson Positively controlled ball valve
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US6009834A (en) * 1997-09-15 2000-01-04 Westfalia Landtechnik Gmbh Teat cup assembly for a milking machine
US6055931A (en) * 1998-10-13 2000-05-02 Dec International, Inc. Clog resistant air vent plug for teatcup liner
US9796447B2 (en) 2002-06-25 2017-10-24 Fox Factory, Inc. Gas spring curve control in an adjustable volume gas pressurized device
US10018239B2 (en) 2002-09-05 2018-07-10 Fox Factory, Inc. Travel control for a gas spring and gas spring having very short travel modes
US20070157887A1 (en) * 2006-01-06 2007-07-12 Marcel Fernandez Valved teatcup assembly
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ATE25180T1 (de) 1987-02-15
DK374583D0 (da) 1983-08-16
JPH0352930B2 (da) 1991-08-13
DK158063C (da) 1990-08-20
CA1200783A (en) 1986-02-18
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HU186307B (en) 1985-07-29
EP0101589B1 (en) 1987-01-28
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